Chapter 2050 For the Time Being, I Am a Fool!

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However, no matter how proud Ren Malin was, he looked even more like a fool when he couldn't tell others about the existence of the Rand Gold Mine in South Africa. Fortunately, Marin is a pragmatist, and he doesn't care about temporary gains and losses. Anyway, he must have the last laugh.

But no matter what, when the secret cannot be told to others...

"Now, I'm more of a fool..."

Marin sighed, expressing helplessness. However, he is also used to dragging his feet, and he doesn't care about temporary gains and losses. When his son Caesar came to ask why, Marin just smiled mysteriously:

"Son, please remember, this is a super treasure left by your father. In times of difficulty, you must keep this site. Because there is really a super treasure buried underground here!"

But what exactly is the treasure, Marin did not tell Caesar. Because Caesar was too young, only 14 years old, and Marin was afraid that he would be too excited and cause leaks. So, Marin promised to tell Caesar after he turned 30. Of course, if Marin did not live to the age of 30, Caesar would also tell Caesar the secret in the secret secret will.

In fact, before Marin went to Daming, he buried this secret in the secret place sealed with cement. It's just that Marin came back in time, so Caesar didn't have time to see the secret. Otherwise, the kid would have known information about the gold mines in South Africa.

However, the metal reserves of more than 50,000 tons of gold are a bit scary. Caesar was still a child, and Marin didn't want to scare him. And once the news is leaked, such a huge benefit is enough for the whole of Europe to unite against Marin. Therefore, Marin would rather be regarded as a coward than a fool now, and would not reveal this secret.

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Of course, fearing that Portugal would repent, Marin personally went to Lisbon and signed an agreement with the Portuguese monarch and ministers, stipulating the permanent transfer of land ownership. Even Marin asked the Pope's father-in-law to send a representative of the Holy See for notarization. In this way, such a formal agreement cannot allow the Portuguese to go back on their word in the future. After all, the Portuguese's ownership of Africa is premised on the confirmation of the Holy See. If they do not abide by the agreement notarized by the Holy See, other countries can deny their ownership of Africa.

After signing the agreement, both parties are in a good mood. However, Marin's happiness was in his heart, while Manuel I and other Portuguese monarchs wrote their happiness on their faces.

Afterwards, the Portuguese monarchs warmly entertained Marin, the "King Son" in the banquet hall of the palace...

At the banquet, Marin looked bitter and bitter, which made the Portuguese monarchs feel very happy. Who knew that Marin was thinking at this moment—my acting skills are enough to win the Golden Elephant, Golden Rooster, and Golden Palm Awards? Ok,

I want to sweep all gold awards!

Suddenly, Manuel I asked Marin:

"Duke Marin, why do you want so many ships? Is there any big move?"

The Portuguese are still quite wary of Marin, a newly promoted nobleman. The main reason is that Marin participated in the great voyage and robbed the Portuguese cake. In particular, Marin was the first to contact the Ming Empire, which the Portuguese regarded as forbidden. However, in the agreement signed by the Holy See, Marin had the right to colonize the islands east of the Ming Empire. Therefore, it is not easy for the Portuguese to accuse Marin publicly, but it is certain that they are upset.

This time Marin bought more than 100 boats at once, and they were all Caravel sailboats suitable for ocean sailing, which made the Portuguese monarchs and ministers a little vigilant, fearing that Marin would snatch the interests of the Portuguese.

Marin was stunned for a moment, but he also realized that the Portuguese were afraid that I would rob them of their interests...

But the matter of transporting immigrants from the Grand Duchy of Moscow should not be made public now. After thinking about it, Marin finally thought of an excuse:

"It's like this, Your Majesty, we have contacted France and plan to emigrate more than 200,000 French disaster victims to the wild continent. But emigrating so many people requires a lot of ships. So..."

"So that's how it is..." Manuel I suddenly realized, and the Portuguese ministers beside him also suddenly realized.

The Portuguese have heard of this, and France is the big head of the Portuguese spice market. Spain is the sworn enemy of France, and the French will naturally not allow the Spaniards to sell spices. Therefore, the spice market in France was occupied by the Portuguese. There are many Portuguese spice merchants in Paris, so they will naturally be able to bring back the news that the North Sea State will take over the French disaster victims around Paris.

Moreover, Marin also expressed a meaning-the sooner the delivery of these ships, the better.

Before the banquet ended, Marin asked Manuel I hesitantly:

"Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request..."

"Tell me..." Manuel I casually replied to Marin while eating barbecue meat dipped in pepper.

After a pause, Marin said:

"This Orange River, I don't know how to develop it to recover the cost."

"First of all, I will establish a transit port at the mouth of the river to provide supplies for the North Sea merchant ships traveling to and from the east..."

"You don't need to ask me about this. The land is already yours. It's up to you how you want to deal with it." Manuel I interrupted. The agreement has been signed, and he doesn't think Marin needs to ask himself about this.

"Well, I know that. What I want to say is the second point - I plan to send a hunting team to the Orange River Basin to hunt rhinos and elephants to obtain high-value rhino horns and ivory. However, my men The captain told me that the banks of the Orange River seemed a bit desolate. Moreover, the elephants and rhinos near those river banks may run out of the range of 30 leagues. If the hunting party chases the elephants and rhinos and runs out of range..."

"This is not acceptable, this has exceeded the provisions of the agreement!" Manuel I shook his head.

Marin sighed and said:

"I know, what I mean is that when the hunting team chased down the elephants and rhinos that were originally near the river bank, they accidentally chased them out of range. I hope your country can understand. It's not that my hunting team went to your country's territory specially. Go hunting. As you know, my hunting team doesn’t know that the cost of 50,000 gold coins can only be recovered in the year of the monkey, 50,000…” Marin looked sad, as if he had lost 5 million. He is selling miserably. This is the trump card used by the contestants in the talent show in the previous life. Thinking about it, it should be useful...it must be...

Sure enough, the monarch personally sells miserably, which still has some effect. Manuel I thought for a while and said:

"If you are chasing and killing elephants and rhinos that were originally in your territory, you can occasionally cross the line. But you have to pay attention to one thing - it is absolutely not allowed to set up camps outside the prescribed lines, not even temporary camps! Not to mention Reclamation outside the line or something! Also, it is absolutely not allowed to cross the line to capture black slaves and loot black villages!"

Manuel I was actually not sad about the local area. He did not allow the people of Beihai to capture black slaves and attack black villages, nor did he treat black people well. Rather, he believes that capturing black slaves and attacking black villages is the business of the Portuguese, and the North Sea State cannot intervene. As for their occasional hunting and crossing the border, it is not unacceptable. Anyway, even if he didn't allow it, there was nothing he could do if the Beihai hunting team crossed the border. Because he didn't send any man there.

In addition, the establishment of camps and land reclamation are also firmly unacceptable to the Portuguese. Because, it means settling down. Once the immigrants from the North Sea country settled in the Portuguese land, it would be difficult to drive them away in the future. Unless, send troops. However, that cost is too high. Therefore, it is best to say yes in advance.

Therefore, after the banquet, the two parties signed a supplementary agreement. It is stipulated that the hunting team of the North Sea State can occasionally cross the 30 league line, but each time they cross the line, they must not stay for more than half a day. In addition, it is absolutely not allowed to set up camps and reclamation outside the line, nor to harass the black tribes outside the line... If the contract is violated, Portugal has the right to take back this land...

This supplementary agreement has still been notarized by the representative of the Holy See and is one of the contents of this agreement.

After the agreement was signed, Marin's nickname of "Ma Big Fool" spread in Lisbon. Marin didn't care too much, a fool would be a fool. For now, I'll just be a fool. In the future, you will know who is the real fool...

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